Elvis Alive!!!!

Hey up folks long time no blog eh? A bout of Bloggers Blues brought on by a lack of quality birds at Utch apart from a Purple Sand' and juv' Spot'shank found by lover of jumpers Steve "Fair Isle" Turner when he was unsuccessfully twitchin' the Purp' as been cured with a trip to Portugal with the family. Despite it being a "beach" holiday I still saw plenty of good birds with crippling views of Rock Buntings in freezing conditions at the top of Foia being the highlight as well as good numbers of Short-toed Eagles, Booted Eagles, Egyptian Vultures, , Black and White Storks plus all the other usual suspects you'd expect at this time of year in the Algarve.

The real highlight of the trip though came in the car park at Beliche close to Cabo de San Vicente where I bumped into none other than The King Of The Quiff himself ELVIS AARON PRESLEY as he took in the breathtaking coastal scenery before disappearing quicker than the Purp' at Utch!!!

The other main highlight of the last month has been me finally getting a new 'scope after ten years excellent service I finally traded in my trusty Kowa for a Swaro' ATM 8O HD with a 25x50 wa eyepiece. What a monster!!!! It's that good I've christened it THE BEAST. This seems to have put our Jan on edge though because every time I say it's time to unleash THE BEAST she quickly runs up stairs and bolts the bedroom door behind her!!!!!!

Off to Utch now in the Pouring Rain!!!

That's all folks.